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Misheard Lyrics
This section is for misheard song lyrics (also called mondegreens). Misheard lyrics occur when people misunderstand the lyrics in a song. These are NOT intentional rephrasing of lyrics, which is called parody.
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| Cast of 'Bjorn Again Live''s, "Dancing Queen"
Misheard Lyrics: Dancing queen
Feel the beat from the tangerine, oh yeah You can dance You can jive Having the time of your life. Original Lyrics: Dancing queen
Feel the beat from the tambourine, oh yeah You can dance You can jive Having the time of your life. |
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The Story.... My sister and I took our mother for her birthday to see "Bjorn Again" last month. She had always loved ABBA and was the music that made her the happiest. So we had a great time singing and dancing during the show. But when we heard our mom sing 'tangerine' in the lyric, I just couldn't believe it. But the lyrics didn't matter as much as the feeling and the music, proven after seeing my mother smiling so big while she's singing about a fruit making a beat. Probably my biggest laugh all year. Story about this misheard lyric by: mattLA
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1960s | |
Wynn Stewart's, "Playboy"
Misheard Lyrics: This bald spot I'm wearing, is just to cover my blues.
Original Lyrics: This false front I'm wearing, is just to cover my blues.
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1970s | |
Badfinger's, "Day After Day"
Misheard Lyrics: Looking out from my only room
Original Lyrics: Looking out from my lonely room
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Barry Manilow's, "Looks Like We Made It"
Misheard Lyrics: Looks like a G rating
Original Lyrics: Looks like we made it
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Cast of Young Frankenstein's, "Puttin' on the Ritz"
Misheard Lyrics: Why don't you go where traction sits?
Original Lyrics: Why don't you go where fashion sits?
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Commercial's, "Ace Hardware"
Misheard Lyrics: Ace is the place in the helpful hardware land
Original Lyrics: Ace is the place with the helpful hardware man
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Ja'net DuBois', "Movin' On Up"
Misheard Lyrics: We finally got a piz-za pie
Original Lyrics: We finally got a piece of the pie
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Kraftwerk's, "Autobahn"
Misheard Lyrics: Foreign, foreign, foreign
Original Lyrics: Fahren, fahren, fahren
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Kraftwerk's, "Showroom Dummies"
Misheard Lyrics: We're eating lunch
or We're being launched Original Lyrics: We're being watched
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The Doobie Brothers', "Another Park, Another Sunday"
Misheard Lyrics: I drive on down
Original Lyrics: I travel down
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The Doobie Brothers', "Dependin' on You"
Misheard Lyrics: When I was solo
Original Lyrics: When I was so low
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The Doobie Brothers', "Sweet Maxine"
Misheard Lyrics: Spoken in your eyes
or Smoke in your eyes Original Lyrics: Sparkle in her eyes
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1980s | |
Gloria Estefan and Miami Sound Machine's, "Can't Stay Away from You"
Misheard Lyrics: Tye-dye
Original Lyrics: Time flies
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Hank Williams, Jr.'s, "Ain't Misbehavin'"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm on my bounty, just me and my radio.
Original Lyrics: I'm home about eight, just me and my radio.
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Hank Williams, Jr.'s, "Young Country"
Misheard Lyrics: But we know how to happen come Saturday night.
Original Lyrics: But we know how to have fun come Saturday night.
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Kim Carnes', "Does It Make You Remember"
Misheard Lyrics: Is she just a misuse?
Original Lyrics: Is she just an excuse?
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Kim Carnes', "Draw of the Cards"
Misheard Lyrics: Whitening strikes
Original Lyrics: Lightning strikes
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Kim Carnes', "Invisible Hands"
Misheard Lyrics: I have your Kodak
Original Lyrics: I have your photograph
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Kraftwerk's, "Musique Non-Stop"
Misheard Lyrics: Movies non-stop (2x)
Original Lyrics: Music non-stop
Musique non-stop |
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Kraftwerk's, "Tour de France"
Misheard Lyrics: The parenthood is regrouped
Original Lyrics: The pelaton is regrouped
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Zapp & Roger's, "I Want to Be Your Man"
Misheard Lyrics: Better not ask my why
Original Lyrics: Better not pass me by
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1990s | |
Bananarama's, "Move in My Direction"
Misheard Lyrics: It's been seven days since my last confection
Original Lyrics: It's been seven days since my last confession
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Baz Luhrmann's, "Everybody's Free (To Wear Sunscreen)"
Misheard Lyrics: Soul Train will be it
Original Lyrics: Sunscreen will be it
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Celine Dion's, "My Heart Will Go On"
Misheard Lyrics: Be-bop
(later) Bookies Original Lyrics: Near, far
(later) You're here |
Jimmy Cliff's, "I Can See Clearly Now"
Misheard Lyrics: I can sing clearly now, my hair has gone
Original Lyrics: I can see clearly now the rain is gone
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MC Hammer's, "Here Comes the Hammer"
Misheard Lyrics: 'Cause I'm high
Original Lyrics: 'Cause I'm hype
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Madison Avenue's, "Don't Call Me Baby"
Misheard Lyrics: You and me, we have an offer for you to make
Original Lyrics: You and me, we have an opportunity
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Melissa Etheridge's, "Come to My Window"
Misheard Lyrics: Justin Bieber
Original Lyrics: Just to reach you
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Melissa Etheridge's, "I'm the Only One"
Misheard Lyrics: The PMS you're hiding from
Original Lyrics: The demons that you're hiding from
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Van Halen's, "Right Now"
Misheard Lyrics: Only missed by a dragon
Original Lyrics: Only missed by a fraction
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Warren G featuring Nate Dogg's, "Regulate"
Misheard Lyrics: Burger King
Original Lyrics: Earn your keep
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2000s | |
Clay Aiken's, "This Is the Night"
Misheard Lyrics: When the world wasn't inside out
Original Lyrics: When the world wasn't upside down
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Duffy's, "Warwick Avenue"
Misheard Lyrics: I've been abused
or I've been accused or I've been excused Original Lyrics: I've been confused
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John Mayer's, "Your Body Is a Wonderland"
Misheard Lyrics: Huggies Ultratrim
Original Lyrics: Your body is a wonderland
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Kanye West Featuring Jamie Foxx's, "Gold Digger"
Misheard Lyrics: Huggies girls
Original Lyrics: Far as girls
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Nick Lachey's, "What's Left of Me"
Misheard Lyrics: What's left of Huggies
Original Lyrics: What's left of me
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O-Town's, "Liquid Dreams"
Misheard Lyrics: With Janet Jackson's style
Original Lyrics: With Janet Jackson's smile
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2010s | |
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard's, "Elbow"
Misheard Lyrics: Stab me with the owl
Original Lyrics: Stab me in the back
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King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard's, "I'm In Your Mind"
Misheard Lyrics: And everybody's violent in July
Original Lyrics: And everybody's filing into line
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Kygo X Whitney Houston's, "Higher Love"
Misheard Lyrics: 3D fire truck
Original Lyrics: Bring me a higher love
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